CN111028685A - Foldable mechanism and foldable display device - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a foldable mechanism and a foldable display device comprising the same. The foldable mechanism comprises a bending component, a supporting component and a connecting component. The bending component is configured to be folded and unfolded between 0 degree and 180 degrees and is provided with a first face and a second face which are arranged oppositely. The supporting component is configured on the first surface of the bending component and comprises a first elastic material layer and a flexible metal layer. The first elastic material layer is connected with the bending assembly, and the flexible metal layer is located on the surface, far away from the bending assembly, of the first elastic material layer. The connecting component is configured on the second surface of the bending component and comprises a second elastic material layer.
Description
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a foldable electronic device, and more particularly, to a foldable mechanism and a foldable display device using the same.
Background
Portable electronic devices such as mobile phones, media players, smart watches, in-vehicle displays and tablet computers are becoming more common today. These types of devices typically include foldable display devices. Users often desire a minimal device that can be conveniently placed in a pocket or purse or worn on the hand, but also desire a larger display surface for easy viewing. Accordingly, display manufacturers are beginning to develop flexible displays for use in smaller portable electronic devices to provide a larger display surface.
However, the curved portion of the flexible display of a conventional foldable display device is usually completely adhered to the housing of the device. However, when the bending portion having the foldable display device completely adhered to the housing is bent or folded, a compressive stress caused by a difference in inner diameter between the flexible display and the housing may cause the bending portion to protrude inward and be separated therefrom. Therefore, the flexible display of the conventional foldable display device often suffers from undesirable problems such as breakage and peeling when bent or folded.
Therefore, there is a need to provide a foldable mechanism to solve the problems encountered by the foldable display device.
Disclosure of Invention
Accordingly, the present invention provides a foldable mechanism to solve the problem that the flexible display of the foldable display device in the prior art is cracked and peeled off when being bent or folded.
To achieve the above objective, an embodiment of the present invention provides a foldable mechanism, which includes a bending member, a supporting member and a connecting member. The bending component is configured to be folded and unfolded between 0 degree and 180 degrees and is provided with a first face and a second face which are arranged oppositely. The supporting component is configured on the first surface of the bending component and comprises a first elastic material layer and a flexible metal layer. The first elastic material layer is connected with the bending component, and the flexible metal layer is located on the surface, far away from the bending component, of the first elastic material layer. The connecting component is configured on the second surface of the bending component and comprises a second elastic material layer.
In one embodiment, the bending assembly of the present invention includes a plurality of rigid blocks, a metal plate, a plurality of fixing shafts, a plurality of first connecting rods, a plurality of second connecting rods, a plurality of third connecting rods, and a plurality of pulleys, which are respectively assembled on the pulleys. The metal sheet is configured at one surface of the plurality of rigid blocks and comprises a bendable and recoverable metal material. The fixed shafts are respectively arranged at two opposite surfaces of the plurality of rigid blocks, which are not connected with the metal sheets. The first connecting rods and the second connecting rods are alternately connected to the fixed shafts of the adjacent rigid blocks and rotate relatively. The third connecting rods are respectively and fixedly connected with the fixed shafts on the rigid body blocks at the two outermost sides. The third connecting rods are longer than the first connecting rods and the second connecting rods, and the third connecting rods and the fixed shafts cannot relatively displace and rotate. The bending component is folded and unfolded within 0-180 degrees by the connection and combination of the plurality of rigid blocks, the fixed shaft, the first connecting rod, the second connecting rod and the third connecting rod.
In one embodiment, the first elastic material layer of the bending element of the present invention is connected to the metal sheet of the bending element and has a shape identical to that of the metal sheet.
In one embodiment, the first elastic material layer of the bending element has a Young's modulus of 0.1-100MPa, and the second elastic material layer has a Young's modulus of 0.1-100 MPa.
In one embodiment, the metal sheet of the bending element of the present invention has a tensile strength of 100 to 1000 MPa.
Furthermore, another embodiment of the present invention provides a foldable display device using the foldable mechanism, which includes a bending component, a supporting component, a connecting component and a flexible display. The bending component is configured to be folded and unfolded between 0 degree and 180 degrees and is provided with a first face and a second face which are arranged oppositely. The support component is configured on the first surface of the bending component and comprises a first elastic material layer and a flexible metal layer, wherein the first elastic material layer is connected with the bending component, and the flexible metal layer is positioned on the surface of the first elastic material layer, which is far away from the bending component. The connecting component is arranged on the second surface of the bending component and comprises a second elastic material layer and a plurality of connecting pieces. The flexible display is configured on the surface of the support component far away from the bending component and supports the flexible metal layer, wherein two end parts of the flexible display are bent and respectively wrap the bending component.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the bending assembly of the foldable display device includes a plurality of rigid blocks, a metal sheet, a plurality of fixed shafts, a plurality of first connecting rods, a plurality of second connecting rods, a plurality of third connecting rods, and a plurality of pulleys, which are respectively assembled on the third connecting rods. The metal sheet is configured at one surface of the plurality of rigid blocks and comprises a bendable and recoverable metal material. The fixed shafts are respectively arranged at two opposite surfaces of the plurality of rigid blocks, which are not connected with the metal sheets. The first connecting rods and the second connecting rods are alternately connected to the fixed shafts of the adjacent rigid blocks and rotate relatively. The third connecting rods are respectively and fixedly connected with the fixed shafts on the rigid body blocks at the two outermost sides. The third connecting rods are longer than the first connecting rods and the second connecting rods, and do not relatively move and rotate with the fixing shafts 350. The bending component is folded and unfolded within 0-180 degrees by the connection and combination of the plurality of rigid blocks, the fixed shaft, the first connecting rod, the second connecting rod and the third connecting rod.
In an embodiment of the invention, the first elastic material layer of the foldable display device is connected to the metal sheet of the bending element and has a shape identical to that of the metal sheet.
In one embodiment, the first elastic material layer of the foldable display device has a Young's modulus of 0.1 to 100MPa, and the second elastic material layer has a Young's modulus of 0.1 to 100 MPa.
In one embodiment, the metal sheet of the foldable display device has a tensile strength between 100 and 1000 MPa.
Compared with the prior art, the foldable mechanism can compensate the size difference part caused by the size change of the inner surface between the bending mechanism and the flexible display in the folding and flattening processes of the bending mechanism by utilizing the elasticity of the elastic material layer. The foldable display device of the invention carries the flexible display through the foldable mechanism similar to the belt pulley to realize the bending and flattening operation of the foldable electronic product, thus solving the problems of breakage, peeling and the like of the flexible display when the flexible display is damaged during bending and folding. In addition, the elastic material layer connected with the flexible display has preset tension in the state that the flexible display is flattened, so that the problems that the bent area of the flexible display is not flat after being bent and the like can be solved.
In order to make the aforementioned and other objects of the present invention more comprehensible, preferred embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below:
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Fig. 1 is an exploded schematic view of a foldable display device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a foldable display device in a flattened state according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a schematic side view of a foldable display device in a flattened state according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a foldable display device in a folded state according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a side view of a foldable display device in a folded state according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a schematic side view of a foldable display device in a flattened state according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a side view of a foldable display device in a folded state according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 8 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a foldable display device in a folded state according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
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The following description of the embodiments refers to the accompanying drawings for illustrating the specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. Furthermore, directional phrases used herein, such as, for example, upper, lower, top, bottom, front, rear, left, right, inner, outer, lateral, peripheral, central, horizontal, lateral, vertical, longitudinal, axial, radial, uppermost or lowermost, etc., refer only to the orientation of the attached drawings. Accordingly, the directional terms used are used for explanation and understanding of the present invention, and are not used for limiting the present invention.
Fig. 1 is an exploded schematic view of a foldable display device 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the foldable display device 10 includes a flexible display 100, a supporting member 200, a bending member 300, and a connecting member 400.
As shown in fig. 1, the bending assembly 300 is, for example, a hinge assembly including an odd number of rigid blocks 340, a metal plate 330, a plurality of fixed shafts 350, a plurality of first links 360, a plurality of second links 370, and a plurality of third links 320. In the present embodiment, the bending assembly 300 includes, for example, 5 rigid blocks 340 shown in fig. 1, but the number of the rigid blocks 340 can be adjusted according to the actual folding requirement, and is not limited to that shown in fig. 1.
The plurality of rigid blocks 340 respectively have a surface a facing the flexible display 100 and a surface B facing the connecting member 400, and fixing shafts 350 are disposed at opposite surfaces C and D of the plurality of rigid blocks 340 to which the metal sheet 330 is not connected. A plurality of rotatable first connecting rods 360 and a plurality of rotatable second connecting rods 370 are arranged on the fixed shaft 350 of the adjacent rigid blocks 340, and the plurality of first connecting rods 360 and the plurality of second connecting rods 370 are alternately connected to the fixed shaft 350 and can rotate relatively. The third connecting rods 320 are respectively fixed to the fixed shafts 350 of the rigid body blocks 340 at the two outermost sides, the third connecting rods 320 are longer than the first connecting rods 360 and the second connecting rods 370, and the third connecting rods 320 and the fixed shafts 350 do not shift and rotate relatively. The other end of the third link 320 is disposed on a pulley 380 having a fixed shaft 385 at both ends, and the third link 320 and the pulley 380 are relatively rotatable. By connecting and combining the plurality of rigid blocks 340, the fixing shaft 350, the first connecting rod 360, the second connecting rod 370, and the third connecting rod 320, the bending assembly 300 can be folded and unfolded between 0 degree (folded) and 180 degree (unfolded).
In one embodiment, the rigid body block 340 is made of 6-series or more aluminum alloy, stainless steel, nickel-clad alloy or hard plastic, and has a thickness of 1-10 mm. The metal sheet 330 is made of stainless steel, amorphous, titanium steel or copper, and has a thickness of 0.1-5 mm and a tensile strength of 100-1000 megapascals (MPa) to provide suitable bending and recovery capability.
The flexible display 100 is disposed on a surface (e.g., an upper surface) of the supporting member 200 away from the bending member 300, which may be a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) or other flexible display. The flexible display 100 may have a touch function or no touch function. As shown in fig. 1, the two ends of the flexible display 100 flex and wrap around the two pulleys 380 in the bending assembly 300, respectively. Accordingly, the flexible display 100 has a portion extending to the surface B of the rigid block 340 facing the connection assembly 400.
The connecting element 400 is disposed on a second surface (as described below) of the bending element 300, and includes a second elastic material layer 420 and two connecting elements 410. The second elastic material layer 420 is slightly smaller than the bending element 300 above the second elastic material layer, and has a thickness of 0.1-1 mm. The second elastic material layer 420 is a good elastic material with a predetermined tensile force of Young's modulus (Young's modulus) of 1-100MPa, such as rubber. The connecting members 410 are made of rubber, silicon, or plastic, and have a thickness of 0.2-3 mm, and can connect the flexible display 100 and the second elastic material layer 420 by, for example, bonding or thermal compression.
The support member 200, the bending member 300, and the connecting member 400 shown in fig. 1 are connected in the top-down order to form the foldable mechanism X of the first embodiment of the present invention, and the foldable mechanism X and the flexible display 100 are connected in the top-down order to form the foldable display device 10 of the first embodiment of the present invention. In the foldable display device 10 shown in fig. 1, after the flexible display 100 is assembled to the pulley 310, the two ends of the flexible display 100 are connected to the second elastic material layer 420 by the connecting member 410 to be assembled into a pulley-like structure, and the foldable display device 10 is converted between the folded state and the unfolded state by the operation of the bending assembly 300.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the foldable display device 10 shown in fig. 1 in a flattened state, and fig. 3 is a side view illustrating the foldable display device 10 shown in fig. 1 in a flattened state. In fig. 2-3, the same reference numerals are used to identify the same components as in the foldable display device 10 of fig. 1.
As shown in fig. 2-3, the flexible display 100 of the foldable display device 10 has two spaced apart non-bending regions 100a and a bending region 100b located between the two non-bending regions 100 a. The bending region 100b is generally located above the plurality of rigid blocks 304 and the metal sheet 330 of the bending assembly 300, and is the region where the bending assembly 300 is bent when repeatedly operated between the folded and unfolded states. The metal sheet 330 has the effect of supporting the flexible display 100 to improve its Stiffness (stifness), and the plurality of rigid blocks 304 are not present under the plurality of non-bending regions 100a, so that the profile of the flexible display 100 therein remains unchanged and is not bent when the bending assembly 300 is converted between the folded state and the unfolded state. Since the flexible display 100 is connected to the second elastic material layer 420 having elasticity to form a pulley structure with the pulley 310, the second elastic material layer 420 has a predetermined tensile force in a flattened state, which helps the flexible display 100 to recover and keep flat after being bent. The flexible display 100 in the bending region 100 is connected to the bending mechanism 300 through the flexible metal layer 210 and the first elastic material layer 220, so as to avoid the left and right deviation of the flexible display 100 during bending and flattening operations between folding and flattening.
Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the foldable display device 10 shown in fig. 1-3 in a folded state, and fig. 5 is a side view of the foldable display device 10 shown in fig. 1-3 in a folded state. In fig. 4-5, the same reference numerals are used to identify the same components as in the foldable display device 10 of fig. 1.
As shown in fig. 4-5, the operation of the bending component 300 in the foldable mechanism X causes the display surfaces of the flexible display 100 in the two non-bending regions 100a of the foldable display device 10 to bend inward toward each other. In the folded state, the sizes of the first connecting rod 360 and the second connecting rod 370 are calculated and set such that when all the first connecting rod 360 and the second connecting rod 370, which are mutually matched, are aligned, the five rigid blocks 304 in the bending assembly 300 can be uniformly distributed and rotated by 0-45 degrees, so that the whole bending assembly 300 is bent by exactly 180 degrees, thereby the foldable display device 10 is bent by exactly 180 degrees. The rigid blocks 340 are connected with the bendable and recoverable metal sheet 330, and the included angle between every two rigid blocks in the bending process is increased, until the first connecting rod 360 and the second connecting rod 370 rotate relatively to be in the same straight line, the included angle between the adjacent rigid blocks 340 reaches the maximum limit value.
As shown in fig. 4, the foldable display device 10 is folded by bending the display surface of the flexible display 100 in the two non-bending areas 100a inward toward each other to present 180 degrees, and then the two ends of the flexible display 100, which are bent and wrapped around the pulleys 310 in the bending assembly 300 and extended to the surface B of the rigid block 340 facing the display connecting assembly 400, are exposed, which can be used to display time, weather, prompt messages, and other information.
In the foldable display device 10 shown in fig. 1-6, except for the portion of the flexible display 100 connected to the bending mechanism 300 in the bending portion 100b that is not slidable relative to the bending mechanism 300, the remaining portion that is not connected to the bending mechanism 300 can be slidable relative to the bending mechanism 300, so that the elasticity of the second elastic material layer 420 can be used to compensate the size difference caused by the size change of the inner surface between the bending mechanism 300 and the flexible display 100 during the folding and unfolding processes of the bending mechanism 300. The foldable display device 10 is used for carrying the flexible display 100 through a foldable mechanism X similar to a pulley to realize the bending and flattening operations of foldable electronic products such as mobile phones, so that the problems of cracking and peeling of the flexible display 100 caused by the damage during bending and folding can be solved.
Fig. 6 is a schematic side view of a foldable display device 10' according to a second embodiment of the present invention in a flattened state. Fig. 7 is a schematic side view of a foldable display device 10' according to a second embodiment of the present invention in a folded state. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a foldable display device 10' according to a second embodiment of the present invention in a folded state. In fig. 6-8, like numerals indicate like elements with respect to the foldable display device 10 of fig. 1-5.
Unlike the previous embodiments, in the present embodiment, the flexible display 100 of the foldable display device 10' is disposed to extend more toward the rigid block 340 by increasing the area of the two exposed ends of the flexible display that wrap the pulleys 310 in the bending assembly 300 and extend to the surface B of the rigid block 340 facing the display connecting assembly 400. Thus, the flexible display 100 in the two non-bending regions 100a of the foldable display device 10 ' is bent inward toward each other, and the two ends of the flexible display 100 are bent to cover the pulley 310 of the bending assembly 300 and extend to a portion of the surface B of the rigid block 340 facing the display connecting assembly 400, so that the size of the foldable display device 10 ' is increased, and the foldable display device 10 ' can be used as an outer screen of a foldable mobile phone after being folded.
The present invention has been described in relation to the above embodiments, which are only exemplary of the implementation of the present invention. It must be noted that the disclosed embodiments do not limit the scope of the invention. Rather, modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the claims are included within the scope of the invention.
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1. A foldable mechanism, comprising
The folding component is configured to be folded and unfolded between 0 degree and 180 degrees and is provided with a first face and a second face which are oppositely arranged;
the supporting component is arranged on the first surface of the bending component and comprises a first elastic material layer and a flexible metal layer, wherein the first elastic material layer is connected with the bending component, and the flexible metal layer is positioned on the surface, away from the bending component, of the first elastic material layer; and
and the connecting component is arranged on the second surface of the bending component and comprises a second elastic material layer.
2. The foldable mechanism of claim 1, wherein the bending element comprises
A plurality of rigid blocks;
a metal sheet;
a plurality of fixed shafts;
a plurality of first connecting rods;
a plurality of second connecting rods;
a plurality of third connecting rods; and
a plurality of pulleys mounted on the pulleys, respectively, wherein:
the metal sheet is configured at one surface of the plurality of rigid blocks and comprises a bendable and recoverable metal material;
the fixed shafts are respectively arranged on two opposite surfaces of the plurality of rigid blocks, which are not connected with the metal sheets;
the first connecting rods and the second connecting rods are alternately connected to the fixed shafts of the adjacent rigid blocks and rotate relatively;
the third connecting rods are fixedly connected to the fixing shafts on the plurality of rigid blocks at the outermost two sides respectively;
the third connecting rods are longer than the first connecting rods and the second connecting rods, and the third connecting rods and the fixed shafts cannot relatively displace and rotate; and
the bending component is folded and unfolded within 0-180 degrees by the connection and combination of the plurality of rigid blocks, the fixed shaft, the first connecting rod, the second connecting rod and the third connecting rod.
3. The foldable mechanism of claim 2, wherein the first layer of resilient material is connected to the metal sheet of the bending assembly and has a shape that is the same as the metal sheet.
4. The foldable mechanism of claim 2, wherein the first layer of resilient material has a young's modulus of 0.1 to 100Mpa and the second layer of resilient material has a young's modulus of 0.1 to 100 Mpa.
5. The foldable mechanism of claim 2, wherein the metal sheet has a tensile strength of 100 to 1000 MPa.
6. A foldable display device, comprising
The folding component is configured to be folded and unfolded between 0 degree and 180 degrees and is provided with a first face and a second face which are oppositely arranged;
the supporting component is arranged on the first surface of the bending component and comprises a first elastic material layer and a flexible metal layer, wherein the first elastic material layer is connected with the bending component, and the flexible metal layer is positioned on the surface, far away from the bending component, of the first elastic material layer;
the connecting component is arranged on the second surface of the bending component and comprises a second elastic material layer and a plurality of connecting pieces; and
and the flexible display is arranged on the surface of the support component far away from the bending component and supports the flexible metal layer, wherein two end parts of the flexible display are bent and respectively wrap the bending component.
7. The foldable display device of claim 6, wherein the bending element comprises a plurality of rigid blocks;
a metal sheet;
a plurality of fixed shafts;
a plurality of first connecting rods;
a plurality of second connecting rods;
a plurality of third connecting rods; and
a plurality of pulleys respectively assembled on the third link, wherein:
the metal sheet is configured at one surface of the plurality of rigid blocks and comprises a bendable and recoverable metal material;
the fixed shafts are respectively arranged on two opposite surfaces of the plurality of rigid blocks, which are not connected with the metal sheets;
the first connecting rods and the second connecting rods are alternately connected to the fixed shafts of the adjacent rigid blocks and rotate relatively;
the third connecting rods are fixedly connected to the fixing shafts on the plurality of rigid blocks at the outermost two sides respectively;
the third connecting rods are longer than the first connecting rods and the second connecting rods, and do not relatively move and rotate with the fixed shafts 350; and
the bending component is folded and unfolded within 0-180 degrees by the connection and combination of the plurality of rigid blocks, the fixed shaft, the first connecting rod, the second connecting rod and the third connecting rod.
8. The foldable display device of claim 7, wherein the first layer of elastic material is connected to the metal sheet of the bending assembly and has a shape identical to the metal sheet.
9. The foldable display device of claim 7, wherein the first elastic material layer has a young's modulus of 0.1 to 100Mpa, and the second elastic material layer has a young's modulus of 0.1 to 100 Mpa.
10. The foldable display device of claim 7, wherein the metal sheet has a tensile strength of 100 to 1000 MPa.
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